Archives for June 2014

Introduction:

Jill and Brad talk about what’s coming up this episode on how to be more productive working solo, Jill’s love of coffee (thanks, Starbucks!) and why Brad gave up caffeine. They also want to make sure that you’ve gotten your copy of their incredible e-book!Get it here.

Special Announcements!

BDYB is going live! Check us out at Chicago’s TechWeek! Sponsored by Rivet Radio. Click below for more info:

Join us on Monday October 6th for the Founding Mom’s Conference. Delicious food, speakers & performances! Come learn a lot and meet a lot of awesome entrepreneurs from around the world.

Guest #1:

Anthem Salgado is the founder of The Art of Hustle which is a professional development and consulting program. He has over 15 years of experience in industries that include arts, business, education, nightlife, community and cultural work. Find him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Top 5 Ways To Work Solo and Be More Productive

Jill and Brad discuss the top tips on working solo and how to be productive. From starting your day with a physical activity (“Let’s get physical, physical…”) to interacting with others to taking a nap! Know any tips that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know.

Guest #2:

Amy Riley is the founder of Loving the Pregnant You. They provide one-on-one coaching and other services to really support women to do their best at pregnancy. Looking for a place to find your unique work/life balance, remain positive and optimistic, and feel empowered and confident? Loving the Pregnant You may be the community you’ve been searching for! Find her on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tool of the Week:

Paper Karma – The tool of all tools (according to Jill) — it lets you snap photos of your unwanted mail and they contact the Mailer and tell them to STOP! Go save some trees!

Sponsors:

EnMast.com is a small business owner community that offers members a supportive community and mass resource to help owners. Interested in Mastermind Coaching? Sign up! Sign up!

The Founding Kit – it’s what every entrepreneur needs to launch a business. Use these toolkits for your small business so that you can focus on doing what you do best and letting The Founding Kit do the rest.

What are some of the best tools you use to be more productive while working solo? Let us know! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 708.872.7878. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? Over here.

Introduction:

Jill and Brad talk about what’s coming up this episode, email newsletters they love to read, and why they are driven to hit reply to the good ones. They also want to make sure that you’ve gotten your copy of their incredible e-book! Get it here.

Top 5 Ways to Get People To Open Your Email Newsletter

Jill and Brad discuss the top tools write great email newsletters and how to increase your open rate. From offering value, value and more value to keeping it short (they really mean it) to intriguing headlines, there are very likely tweaks that you can make to write a better newsletter for your business. Got any tips that improve your open rate? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what they missed.

EnMast.com is a small business owner community that offers members a supportive community and mass resource to help owners. Interested in raising your prices? Attend the Enmast upcoming webinar so you can do just that! Sign up! Sign up!

What are some of the best tools you use to create great email newsletters? Let us know! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 708.872.7878. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? Over here.

Introduction:

Jill and Brad talk about what’s coming up this episode, except that this time they kick it off with a fight. A real fight. Is failing to plan really planning to fail? Planning for the future apparently makes Jill very angry. The fight gets ugly, so you may want to weigh in on this one and then get in touch to calm Jill and Brad down. They also want to make sure that you’ve gotten your copy of their incredible e-book! Get it here.

Special Announcement!

BDYB is going live! Check us out at Chicago’s TechWeek! Click below for more info:

Top 5 Business Tools To Plan For The Future

Jill and Brad discuss the top business tools to plan for the future. From creating goals for your business to budgets to key performance indicators to mastermind groups, there are loads of tools to help you plan for your future (if you really want to, the way Brad suggests. Jill might call you and tell you not to use any of these, but you may as well try them and see if they help you out. Have any that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what they missed.

Tool of the Week:

Drafts – Simple and useful — it gives you a blank place to write. Then send as an email, text, to-do, add to Evernote, or wherever you want it to go! And set up group texts via Drafts like you cannot do in your messages.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Tweak Your Biz – Anita Campbell dabbles over at this international business site, too.

Schweddy Balls – Watch the SNL radio hosts talk about those along with Alec Baldwin here.

Starter School – It’s the grad school for people who want to learn how to build software and start companies, and where Jill is an adjunct teacher.

1871 – dare we say it again? It’s the coworking space where Jill works — and Brian too!

Sponsors:

EnMast.com is a small business owner community that offers members a supportive community and mass resource to help owners. Interested in Mastermind Coaching? Sign up! Sign up!

The Founding Kit – it’s what every entrepreneur needs to launch a business. Use these toolkits for your small business so that you can focus on doing what you do best and letting The Founding Kit do the rest.

What are some of the best tools you use to plan the future of your business? Let us know! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 708.872.7878. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? Over here.

Introduction:

Jill and Brad talk about what’s coming up this episode, Brad’s evolution from unhealthy traveler to healthy business owner, why today’s the day, and how Netflix changed Jill’s life. They also want to make sure that you’ve gotten your copy of their incredible e-book! Get it here.

Special Announcement!

BDYB is going live! Check us out at Chicago’s TechWeek! Click below for more info:

Guest #1:

Ramon Ray is the founder of Small Biz Technology who educates growing businesses in how to strategically use technology as a tool to grow their businesses. We do this through events and online content. Find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

Top 5 Health Tips for Business Owners

Jill and Brad discuss the top 5 ways to stay healthy as a business owner. From minding your schedule to standing up to taking more breaks, there are easy ways to stay healthy but you just have to remind yourself. A lot. Have any that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what tips they missed. Let’s do this!

Guest #2:

Jamie Migdal is a serial entrepreneur and founder of FetchFind, the professional certification and career networking site for the pet industry. FetchFind offers the opportunity for aspiring pet industry professionals to increase expertise through online learning modules, as well as locate job opportunities by browsing jobs posted to the site. Find her on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Tool of the Week:

RunKeeper – It’s a fitness technology company that packs the benefits of a personal trainer into the convenience of a smartphone. It comes with running tapes! And Jill should be narrating them. Don’t you think?

Sponsors:

The Founding Moms Conference is The Founding Moms’ first international conference hosted in beautiful Chicago at the famous music venue, Lincoln Hall. Happening on Monday, October 6, this TED-meets-BlogHer affair will bring mom entrepreneurs from 42+ cities around the world together for a day of education, connection and celebration. Don’t miss out. Join us!

EnMast.com is a small business owner community that offers members a supportive community and mass resource to help owners. Interested in Mastermind Coaching? Sign up! Sign up!

What are some of the best health tips you have made as a business owner? Let us know! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 708.872.7878. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? Over here.

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